Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
614 WWUS83 KDLH 192109 SPSDLH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 409 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 MNZ011-192130- North St. Louis MN- 409 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM CDT... At 408 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over northwestern Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, or 26 miles northwest of Ely, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lac la Croix, Lac La Croix, Lake Agnes, Loon Lake, and Crooked Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. If on or near Lac La Croix, get out of the water and seek shelter. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 4832 9203 4832 9200 4829 9201 4825 9199 4825 9195 4823 9195 4824 9192 4824 9189 4814 9203 4824 9225 4836 9215 4836 9206 TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 216DEG 42KT 4825 9208 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Unruh